1) audio is not muted in alsamixer.
2) audio works fine in xbmcunbuntu (through webbrowser)
3)menu sounds in XBMC works fine
4) when playing video sounds dont play (xbmc gives error no audio device)
5) i had it working but i had to reinstall xbmc (chrashed to much with gnome)
6) i have a reciever and it supports ac3 and dts

"Passthrough Audio Device" is located below "Audio Output Device" in Settings > System > Audio. It is enabled if you choose a digital output type ("HDMI" or "Digital/Coax"). Generally, these two values should be the same.

(2012-05-02 19:54)Plaguester Wrote: "Passthrough Audio Device" is located below "Audio Output Device" in Settings > System > Audio. It is enabled if you choose a digital output type ("HDMI" or "Digital/Coax"). Generally, these two values should be the same.

(2012-05-03 06:14)Plaguester Wrote: Is there a file called .asoundrc in the user's home directory? If so, let's see it. It's hidden so be sure to check with "ls -a" or turn on hidden files in the file browser.

Then you made a typo. "speaker-test" comes with XBMCbuntu and every other installation of ALSA that I've ever seen. Always use auto complete when possible. At the shell, start typing "speaker" and then use tab to complete it. Then add the options.